Pubdate: Sun, 17 Oct 2004
Source: Billings Gazette, The (MT)
Copyright: 2004 The Billings Gazette
Contact:  http://www.billingsgazette.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/515
Author: Cleona Green
Cited: Initiative 148 ( www.montanacares.org/ )
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topics/Initiative+148
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/opinion.htm (Opinion)

MARIJUANA COULD HELP CANCER PATIENTS

I suppose the people who are so violently opposed to legalizing
marijuana for medicinal purposes have never retched agonizingly for a
year with chemotherapy. I would have tried anything to keep from vomiting.

Would it have made me a hop head? Absolutely not! That whole idea is
despicable to me.

I understand it can be taken in tablet form, but I don't know that for
sure. Smoking leaves or anything else is repugnant to me.

During one week, I lost 11 pounds. That was pretty alarming. Since
one's electrolytes get out of balance, one can die.

So I just wanted to speak for those who are still in the process of
all that. They are too sick to speak for themselves.

Cleona Green

Cancer survivor

Billings 
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